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UPS drivers say 'brutal' heat is endangering their lives
As summers have grown hotter, high temperatures inside trucks without air conditioning have also sickened postal carriers and others who deliver America’s packages. A few have died.
A bicycle built for transporting cargo takes off
Cargo bikes — which can carry everything from passengers to produce — are increasingly being used in place of greenhouse gas-emitting cars, trucks and vans.
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Can anyone satisfy Amazon’s craving for electric vans?
Amazon has an insatiable appetite for electric vans, thanks to a ballooning logistics operation and a pledge that half of its deliveries will be carbon-neutral by 2030. But that hunger is running into the reality that the auto industry barely produces any of the vehicles yet.
Can anyone satisfy Amazon's craving for electric vans?
The company has big plans to turn its delivery fleet green. But very few of the vehicles are made right now.
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Workhorse stock plunges after losing USPS contract
Workhorse, a small truck maker with big ambitions, was counting on the deal for a surge in revenue. Its shares lost $2 billion in value.
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A race to become the Tesla of delivery trucks and vans
Investors are betting that small companies like Workhorse will help popularize electric commercial vehicles. And Tesla aims to extend its reach.
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Soon, the kitty litter will come by electric truck
With deliveries surging during the pandemic, carriers like UPS and FedEx and companies like Amazon are renewing their push toward electric vehicles.
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